The document provides instructions for drawing geometric shapes like cones and spheres in SketchUp. It describes two methods for drawing a cone - by resizing a cylinder face or using the Follow Me tool. For drawing a cone using the Follow Me tool, the steps are to draw a circle base, lines to form a triangle, select the circle as the path, and use Follow Me to complete the cone shape. To draw a sphere, the instructions are to draw circles for the base path and profile, select the base as the path, use Follow Me to generate the sphere surface, and remove the base circle. Experience with tools like Circle, Move, Push/Pull, Follow Me, and Line is recommended before attempting these advanced shape

1. APONTAMENTOS SKETCH UP 8 PRO
Drawing a cone
Advanced tasks, such as drawing a cone or sphere, require experience with several
SketchUp tools and features. You should be competent with the following tools and
features before attempting to draw a cone:
• The Circle tool
• The Move tool
• The Push/Pull tool
• The Follow-Me tool
• The Line tool
• Inference
Drawing a cone by resizing a cylinder face
One common way to draw a cone is:
1. Draw a circle on the ground plane at the origin. This circle will represent the
base of the cone.
2. Use the Push/Pull tool to create a cylinder at the height of your cone.
3. Select the Move tool.
4. Place the cursor at the edge of the top of the cylinder.

2. 5. Move the cursor around the edge until you find one of the cardinal points (a
point that is aligned with the red or green axis). The edge of the circle will not
highlight when the cursor is on a cardinal point. Cardinal points act as resize
handles.
6. Click the mouse button when the cursor is over a cardinal point on the edge of
the top of the cylinder.
7. Move the cursor toward the center of the cylinder. A cone begins to take shape.
Drawing a cone using the Follow-Me tool
One common way to draw a cone is:
1. Draw a circle on the ground plane at the origin. This circle will represent the
base of the cone.
2. Use the Orbit tool to orbit so that your view is looking over the top of the circle
(not directly down on the circle).
3. Use the Line tool to draw a line up the blue axis from middle of the circle to the
height of your cone.
4. Use the Line tool to draw a line from the top of the previous line to the edge of
the circle. This line will form the second line of a triangle.
5. Use the Line tool to join the last line to the bottom of the first line, creating a
solid triangular face.

3. 6. Select the edge of the circle on the ground plane. This is your path.
7. Select the Follow-Me tool.
8. Click on the solid triangular face. A cone is created.
Note: The bottom face of the cone is eliminated when you use the Follow Me
tool to create a cone. Draw a line from endpoint to endpoint of any segment
along the circumference of the cone's base to recreate the bottom face.

4. rawing a sphere
Advanced tasks, such as drawing a cone or sphere, require experience with several SketchUp
tools and features. You should be competent with the following tools and features before
attempting to draw a sphere:
• The Circle tool
• The Select tool
• The Follow-Me tool
• The Eraser tool
• Inference
Watch this video for further information about this process:
How do I draw a sphere?
One way to draw a sphere is to use the following steps:
1. Draw a circle on the ground plane at the origin. This circle will be used as a path used
to draw the sphere. The size of this circle does not matter.
2. Move the cursor to the origin. The cursor should snap to the origin.
3. Move the cursor up the blue axis (above the circle on the ground plane). The cursor
should turn green or red.

5. 4. Press and hold the Shift key to lock the Circle tool in the green or red inference
direction.
5. Draw a circle, smaller than the first, perpendicular to the circle on the ground plane (this
represents the profile of the sphere).
6. Select the edge of the circle on the ground plane. This is your path.
7. Select the Follow-Me tool.
8. Click on the profile of the sphere. A sphere is created.

6. 9. Remove the circle on the ground plane.